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Monarch Fiesta Month

Presented by Montgomery Parks

Sep 05

Oct 10

Monarch Fiesta Month

Presented by Montgomery Parks at Black Hill Visitor Center

Missing Monarch Fiesta Day? So are we, but we’ll still be celebrating the magnificent monarch butterfly this fall! Many of our September programs...

Blazo Kovacevic VisArts Exhibition

Presented by VisArts

Sep 11

Oct 18

Blazo Kovacevic VisArts Exhibition

Presented by VisArts at VisArts

Blazo Kovacevic explores the implications of the loss of privacy in the context of contemporary conditions of migration in the absence of legal...

Live From the Spanish Ballroom: Emmanuel Trifilio

Presented by Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture

Sep 18

Oct 23

Live From the Spanish Ballroom: Emmanuel Trifilio

Presented by Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture at Online/Virtual Space

Coming to you live on Facebook every Friday night at 7:30pm from September 18 through October 23, Live from the Spanish Ballroom at Glen Echo Park...

BlackRock in a Box: Puppet Theater

Presented by BlackRock Center for the Arts

Sep 19

Oct 17

BlackRock in a Box: Puppet Theater

Presented by BlackRock Center for the Arts at BlackRock Center for the Arts

BlackRock in a Box: Puppet Theater is a five-week class aimed at young people in Kindergarten through 2nd grade. With the materials sent to you by...

RevelsKids@Home Virtual Workshops

Presented by Washington Revels

Sep 21

Nov 20

RevelsKids@Home Virtual Workshops

Presented by Washington Revels at Online/Virtual Space

Our virtual workshops for children weave together song, dance, crafting and storytelling in an interactive virtual setting that allows young...

Levine Presents Season Preview Concert

Presented by Levine Music

Sep 26

Levine Presents Season Preview Concert

Presented by Levine Music at Online/Virtual Space

Join us for the launch of the Levine Presents performance season: Beyond Imagined Boundaries: Merging Cultures and Modernization. Our ever-popular...

History Conversations: “Chevy Chase Lake Amusement Park”

Presented by Montgomery History

Sep 29

History Conversations: “Chevy Chase Lake Amusement Park”

Presented by Montgomery History at Online/Virtual Space

“Chevy Chase Lake Amusement Park” with Beth Huffer Tuesday, September 29 @ 2:00 p.m. The Chevy Chase Lake Amusement Park, located at the end of...

YAA's Play Reading

Presented by Young Artists of America at Strathmore

Sep 29

Dec 14

YAA's Play Reading

Presented by Young Artists of America at Strathmore at Online/Virtual Space

Almost every show begins with a script, and yet so few young performers know many plays. Come together with the YAA community and be a part of...

*ONLINE* Painting for Kids I

Presented by CREATE Arts Center

Sep 30

Nov 18

*ONLINE* Painting for Kids I

Presented by CREATE Arts Center at Online/Virtual

Join artist Jose Piedra to learn the basics of painting or advance your technique to the next level, in this class designed for beginner artists....

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Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Virtual Events

Presented by Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

Jul 23

Nov 30

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Virtual Events

Presented by Baltimore Symphony Orchestra at Online/Virtual Space

Explore an expanded collection of livestreamed recitals and archived performances, virtual orchestra performances, podcasts, at home and fun videos...

Artina 2020: LIGHT: A Sculptural Solar Dance

Presented by Sandy Spring Museum

Aug 05

Nov 07

Artina 2020: LIGHT: A Sculptural Solar Dance

Presented by Sandy Spring Museum at Sandy Spring Museum

ARTINA 2020: LIGHT: A Sculptural Solar Dance is the perfect outdoor activity to enjoy during these times of social distancing. This all-outdoor,...

Friends of the Yellow Barn Studio's Drawing and Water Media Art Exhibition

Presented by Friends of the Yellow Barn

Sep 05

Dec 01

Friends of the Yellow Barn Studio's Drawing and Water Media Art Exhibition

Presented by Friends of the Yellow Barn at Yellow Barn Studio at Glen Echo Park

The Friends of the Yellow Barn Studio’s Virtual Gallery Presents: Drawing & Water Media Art Exhibition: Sept. 5 – Dec. 1,...

On Going: National Philharmonic's Musical Notes from Us to You

Presented by National Philharmonic

Ongoing

On Going: National Philharmonic's Musical Notes from Us to You

Presented by National Philharmonic at Online/Virtual Space

National Philharmonic launches virtual performances recorded by our musicians on social media. This program “Musical Notes” taps into cellist...

How to Cultivate an Organic Lawn

Presented by Sandy Spring Museum

Sep 27

How to Cultivate an Organic Lawn

Presented by Sandy Spring Museum at Sandy Spring Museum

Mary Travaglini, Program Manager, Organic Lawn and Landscape Program from the Department of Environmental Protection, Montgomery County,...

Creating Inclusive and Equitable Communities

Presented by Sandy Spring Museum

Oct 01 - 08

Creating Inclusive and Equitable Communities

Presented by Sandy Spring Museum at Sandy Spring Museum

Examine the roots of Islamophobia in anti-Blackness and anti-Semitism and the interconnectedness of other forms of bigotry directed against Muslim,...

Just Arts

Presented by Olney Theatre Center

Oct 09 - 30

Just Arts

Presented by Olney Theatre Center at Online/Virtual Space

Co-curators Chil Kong (Artistic Director of Adventure Theatre MTC), Kevin McAllister (actor and Artistic Director of ArtsCentric, Inc), Nicole...

The Best of Handel's Messiah

Presented by National Philharmonic

Dec 20

The Best of Handel's Messiah

Presented by National Philharmonic at Online/Virtual Space

Stan Engebretson, conductor Aundi Marie Moore, soprano Rehanna Thelwell, mezzo-soprano Norman Shankle, tenor Kevin Short, bass-baritone Program...

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Kids + Family

Homeschool Art Education w/ CREATE

Presented by CREATE Arts Center

Aug 17

Nov 27

Homeschool Art Education w/ CREATE

Presented by CREATE Arts Center at CREATE Arts Center

At CREATE we believe that high quality art education should be available to all children, whether they learn in a traditional classroom setting or...

School Ready, Writing and Art - Private Lessons

Presented by BlackRock Center for the Arts

Sep 01 - 29

School Ready, Writing and Art - Private Lessons

Presented by BlackRock Center for the Arts at BlackRock Center for the Arts

School Ready, Writing and Art – Private Lessons are 1:1 session with the student age 4-7, parent, and registered occupational therapist. The...

Pawpaw & Pollinators Festival

Presented by Montgomery Parks

Sep 01 - 30

Pawpaw & Pollinators Festival

Presented by Montgomery Parks at Montgomery Parks

Celebrate the unique pawpaw tree and its fruit. Revel in the mystery and wonder of the pollinators that fuel our plentiful harvest. September is a...

Virtual Early Dance Classes with Maryland Youth Ballet

Presented by Maryland Youth Ballet

Sep 12

Nov 05

Virtual Early Dance Classes with Maryland Youth Ballet

Presented by Maryland Youth Ballet at Online/Virtual Space

Movement, music, and storytelling are used to develop body awareness, discover artistic expression, and explore the basic principles of...

Family Pottery Mini Session I *ONSITE*

Presented by CREATE Arts Center

Sep 13

Oct 11

Family Pottery Mini Session I *ONSITE*

Presented by CREATE Arts Center at CREATE Arts Center

Spend some quality time as a family exploring the world of clay! Whether your clay creations are purely decorative or practical pieces, you’ll...

Maryland Youth Ballet School Year Classes

Presented by Maryland Youth Ballet

Ongoing

Maryland Youth Ballet School Year Classes

Presented by Maryland Youth Ballet at Maryland Youth Ballet

We are all facing unprecedented challenges to the way we live our daily lives and MYB’s 2020-2021 school-year programs have been redesigned to...

Introduction to Ballet Training

Presented by Akhmedova Ballet Academy

Ongoing

Introduction to Ballet Training

Presented by Akhmedova Ballet Academy at Online/Virtual Space

The Akhmedova Ballet Academy’s Introduction to Ballet program offers an excellent introduction to the Russian Vaganova Method for children age 6-8...

Savor Bethesda Restaurant Week

Presented by Bethesda Urban Partnership

Oct 01 - 11

Savor Bethesda Restaurant Week

Presented by Bethesda Urban Partnership at Downtown Bethesda

“Savor Bethesda” Restaurant Week will take place from Thursday, October 1 – Sunday, October 11, 2020. Participating downtown Bethesda...

Hispanic Heritage Family Day at BlackRock Center for the Arts

Presented by BlackRock Center for the Arts

Oct 03

Hispanic Heritage Family Day at BlackRock Center for the Arts

Presented by BlackRock Center for the Arts at BlackRock Center for the Arts

BlackRock Center for the Arts is excited to announce our first Community Sidewalk Activity: Hispanic Heritage Family Day on Saturday, October 3 from...

Storytime at the Arts Barn: "The Scarecrow's Hat"

Presented by Arts on the Green

Oct 09

Storytime at the Arts Barn: "The Scarecrow's Hat"

Presented by Arts on the Green at Arts Barn

Join us from the Arts Barn for a virtual seasonal story and coloring activity. Please register by 5 p.m. the evening prior. A video conference link...

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Art

Glass Visions and Voices 2020

Presented by Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture

Sep 04

Oct 04

Glass Visions and Voices 2020

Presented by Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture at Glen Echo Park

Glen Echo Art Glass Center artists explore the many facets of glass in this exhibition of fine art glass. The exhibit Glass Visions and Voices 2020...

Mia Rollow Exhibition: The Sailing Stones Act

Presented by VisArts

Jul 09

Oct 25

Mia Rollow Exhibition: The Sailing Stones Act

Presented by VisArts at VisArts

From 2009 to 2014, EDELO, Where The United Nations Used to Be, was an artist run project in Chiapas, Mexico (currently nomadic) that created...

Our Fall term is enrolling, Yellow Barn Studio Classes will start in September.

Presented by Yello Barn Studio and Gallery

Aug 25

Nov 30

Our Fall term is enrolling, Yellow Barn Studio Classes will start in September.

Presented by Yello Barn Studio and Gallery at Yellow Barn Studio at Glen Echo Park

The Yellow Barn Studio is a great place to take art classes. Join us at The Yellow Barn Studio, a creative oasis in Glen Echo Park, where community...

Art & Study Hall @ CREATE Arts Center

Presented by CREATE Arts Center

Aug 31

Nov 06

Art & Study Hall @ CREATE Arts Center

Presented by CREATE Arts Center at CREATE Arts Center

Art + Study Hall is a weekly daytime program designed to provide parents with a flexible and safe option for the days when their children are...

Sue Johnson: Hall of Portraits from the History of Machines

Presented by VisArts

Sep 11

Oct 18

Sue Johnson: Hall of Portraits from the History of Machines

Presented by VisArts at VisArts

Hall of Portraits from The History of Machines proposes an alternate pictorial history in which two objects of desire become one — the household...

Monroe Isenberg VisArts Exhibition

Presented by VisArts

Sep 11

Oct 18

Monroe Isenberg VisArts Exhibition

Presented by VisArts at VisArts

Monroe Isenberg’s work engages minimalism, light, space, sound, and reacts to phenomena natural to our world. He holds an MFA in Visual Arts from...

Why I Vote

Presented by City of Gaithersburg Arts and Events

Sep 11

Nov 16

Why I Vote

Presented by City of Gaithersburg Arts and Events at The Activity Center at Bohrer Park

The blood, sweat & tears of many courageous women led to the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution on August 18, 1920, officially...

"Reflection" Solo Art Exhibition for Vian Borchert

Presented by Gallery Underground

Sep 14 - 25

"Reflection" Solo Art Exhibition for Vian Borchert

Presented by Gallery Underground at Gallery Underground

Gallery Underground’s Focus Gallery in September presents Reflection, a solo exhibition of current paintings by Vian Borchert. Vian Borchert is a...

Ellen Cornett: Into the Woods

Presented by BlackRock Center for the Arts

Sep 14

Oct 31

Ellen Cornett: Into the Woods

Presented by BlackRock Center for the Arts at BlackRock Center for the Arts

Working in carbon pencil, charcoal, colored pencil and pastel, Maryland artist Ellen Cornett creates surreal tableaux frequently referencing fairy...

*ONSITE* Drawing for Kids I

Presented by CREATE Arts Center

Sep 15

Nov 03

*ONSITE* Drawing for Kids I

Presented by CREATE Arts Center at CREATE Arts Center

Pick up a pencil and learn to draw in this 8-week class designed to teach the fundamentals of drawing with professional teaching artists Danielle...

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Music

On-Going: Copland | Fanfare for the Common Man | National Philharmonic | Virtual Performance

Presented by National Philharmonic

May 26

Sep 30

On-Going: Copland | Fanfare for the Common Man | National Philharmonic | Virtual Performance

Presented by National Philharmonic at National Philharmonic

National Philharmonic’s virtual performance of Aaron Copland’s “Fanfare for the Common Man” honors hospital workers currently fighting the...

Private Vocal Lessons & Coaching with Broadway's Deonte Warren

Presented by BlackRock Center for the Arts

Sep 01 - 29

Private Vocal Lessons & Coaching with Broadway's Deonte Warren

Presented by BlackRock Center for the Arts at Online/Virtual Space

In BlackRock’s virtual private class, Deonté Warren will assess the musical and vocal goals of each student and use exercises and build techniques...

Private Music Lessons with Joshua Davis

Presented by BlackRock Center for the Arts

Sep 01 - 29

Private Music Lessons with Joshua Davis

Presented by BlackRock Center for the Arts at BlackRock Center for the Arts

If you would like to learn how to play the guitar, ukulele, banjo or learn how to write a song, then this is the class for you. Joshua Davis, a...

POSTPONED: Lucas Ashby, percussionist & composer

Presented by Strathmore

Sep 16 - 30

POSTPONED: Lucas Ashby, percussionist & composer

Presented by Strathmore at The Mansion at Strathmore

Having spent his childhood traveling with his internationally touring parents, Brazilian jazz vocalist Kenia and trombonist Jay Ashby, Lucas...

Coco Montoya

Presented by Strathmore

Sep 29

Coco Montoya

Presented by Strathmore at Music Center at Strathmore

World-renowned blues guitarist Coco Montoya was mentored by the “Master of the Telecaster,” Albert Collins, and cut his teeth touring with John...

Rocktobierfest - A Virtual Celebration

Presented by City of Rockville, Department of Recreation and Parks

Oct 03

Rocktobierfest - A Virtual Celebration

Presented by City of Rockville, Department of Recreation and Parks at Virtual

Enjoy Rocktobierfest from your Home on Saturday, Oct. 3, posting at 11 a.m. to the Rocktoboerfest Facebook page and website BEER Order your...

Classical livestream concert

Presented by Washington Musica Viva

Oct 03

Classical livestream concert

Presented by Washington Musica Viva at BannerArts

Pianist Carl Banner performs Beethoven’s Rondo from Sonata Op. 90 and Schubert’s Sonata in Bb, D. 960. Poet Maritza Rivera reads. Tune in to the...

Violin Sonatas of Schubert and Brahms

Presented by Washington Musica Viva

Oct 10

Violin Sonatas of Schubert and Brahms

Presented by Washington Musica Viva at BannerArts

Celaya Kirchner, violin, and Carl Banner, piano, perform Schubert’s Duo Op. 162 and Brahms’ Sonata #2 in A Major, Op. 100 (livestreamed). View the...

Porch concert: saxophone and piano

Presented by Washington Musica Viva

Oct 18

Porch concert: saxophone and piano

Presented by Washington Musica Viva at BannerArts

Rhonda Buckley-Bishop, alto saxophone, and Carl Banner, piano, perform at a porch concert in Takoma Park (livestreamed). On the program: “Hot Sonata”...

National Philharmonic Season Opener: Beethoven @250 Birthday Bash

Presented by National Philharmonic

Oct 25

National Philharmonic Season Opener: Beethoven @250 Birthday Bash

Presented by National Philharmonic at Online/Virtual Space

Romance for Violin and Orchestra No. 1 in G Major, Op. 40 Romance for Violin and Orchestra No. 2 in F Major, Op. 50 Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op....

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Theatre

Laugh Riot at Home-Live Standup Comedy from Bethesda,MD

Presented by StandupComedyToGo.com

May 09

Sep 26

Laugh Riot at Home-Live Standup Comedy from Bethesda,MD

Presented by StandupComedyToGo.com at Online/Virtual Space

Laugh Riot at Home-Live Standup Comedy from Bethesda,MD Zoom Online version of Bethesda,MD Positano Saturday show Live Standup Comedy Show Featuring...

Readers Theater - Grades 1-2

Presented by BlackRock Center for the Arts

Sep 14

Oct 12

Readers Theater - Grades 1-2

Presented by BlackRock Center for the Arts at BlackRock Center for the Arts

This is a virtual fun and collaborative class where students get to explore acting and performance skills for the first time. Students will develop...